Calvinist
Americannoun
adjective
Example Sentences
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Whereas the European gothic, he concludes, was “an enlightened attack on a debased ruling class or entrenched superstition,” its American version emerged as “a Calvinist exposé of natural human corruption.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
As an undergrad at the University of Texas, he swore off weekly Longhorns games and eschewed his beloved Dallas Cowboys to concentrate on writing, a practice he has maintained with Calvinist devotion ever since.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025
In circles that emphasize biblical patriarchy, often rooted in the Calvinist or Reformed wing of Christianity, some have suggested that civil government should have no role in consecrating marriage.
From Salon • May 26, 2024
Mr. Stella, a formalist of Calvinist severity, rejected all attempts to interpret his work.
From New York Times • May 4, 2024
When they did, they usually left behind their Calvinist denominations and became members of the elite church linked to the state Church of England.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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